Morning journal and courier., 1887-07-21

entered the store at the head of the men. He immediately had instituted search for Barreto's companions, who he believed had secreted themselves. He refused to believe, until finally convinced after 8 personal inves- tigation, that it was Barreto alone who had resisted so bravely and killed four of his band.
 'tI trembled,'' said Barreto in relating his story, "I trembled lest he should, on making this discovery, order me shot down on the spot. His little sharp eyes rested on me for moment and then he opened his lips to speak, to pronounce my death sentence thought. Where is the moneyF he asked curtly, at the same time glancing at the safe, and without waiting for my an swer he advanced and examined the lock. It was one of those old arrangements opened with key. He divined that had this in my pocket and had me searched Finding it he opened the safe, took out the bag of money, which he handed to his men, and then he again advanced to me- Behind me were the firearms which I had I used in my defence. He picked them up one by one, examined them with the eye of an expert, threw aside those which were of poor make and selected the best, which he gave to his men. This he went through with remarkable coolness. Then he turned to me once more, gazed at me from head to foot with a look which 8 man would give while examining a blooded horse he intended to purchase.
 You are brave fellow said he final ly. I make you present of your life; I forgive you the death of my fellows be- cause you brave man. Upon look from their captain the bandits let go their hold on me.
 'In the meantime detachment had been sent into the mine to bring out Echeguren | and the superintendent. These were ! strapped on mules and carried away by Der | nal to his mountain retreat. He informed ! me that if I wanted either one or the other
 alive within five days they would be released
 for a ransom of fifteen thousand dollars
 This sum was raised and paid over to Bernal
 the next day, Whereupon the captives were | set free"
 | Passengers on board the Granada, who came from Mexico, vouch for Barreto's story 1 as true, and supplement it by others equally l as blood curdling and even more exciting 1T | detail. Bernal has long been a terror il | Mexico. The mountains where he makes his ! home are his stronghold. Every attempt o1 ! the authorities to capture him has failed
 He has repeatedly repulsed and defeated | whole companies of soldiers who have inva ded the mountainous districts urged on b, | the promise of heavy rewards for his cap ture.
 His band consists of from one hundred l and fifty to two hundred men-murderers \ assassins and fugitives from justice, wht | have sought safety under his standard. Ont
 reason why he can carry on his depredation
 with so much freedom, it is said, is because l the settlers hold him in fear and terror He has never melested poor mans pos
 sessions, and if any of his men did so ht | always made restitution with ample inter
 est. All kinds of tales of his munifcenct
 and 'tkind and noble deeds" performed by
 this assassin are extant. The poor do no
 molest him because he does not moles 1 them. The arm of the law is not strong
 enough to reach him, and he is thus ena l bled to hold supreme sway. It is said tha he, like the robber barons of old, swoop
 down on whole settlements and relieve
 them of their riches. His men are alway
 on the forage, and as it costs a great des
 to maintain and equip them, the amour
 and extent of their depredations may b
 imagined